Hello folks,
We are three days into VBS and amidst all the fun and water the needs of some kids and adults are coming to the surface. We had a child who has a learning disability feeling overwhelmed, a teenage helper having issues with another teenager who is not attending VBS. There is a Lifeguard who had to miss day 3 due to a recurring health problem with an immediate family member. We had one adult volunteer overcome by the heat and one boy who keeps wanting to leave on his own each night before VBS is over (we contacted his mother).
As God pours out joy let us ask and believe that He will also pour out His healing virtue on these souls and others as their needs surface.
Our cups have run over with youth help this year. This has been a tremendous blessing to the Lord's VBS outreach. With this increase in youth assistance, new opportunities and road diversions have accompanied. As I was praying over each child's paperwork, it dawned on me that over 3/4 of these children do not attend church and 3/4 of those unchurched children have minimal if any adult supervision at home (roughly half of our youth helpers). Ironically enough, these are most of the workers who are at the shelter at 5:30 for devotional time. Please remember these individuals in your prayers. - Belinda
ReplyDeleteI beleive kids want to be involved in something bigger than themselves. Something more than just "hanging out" I pray these teens committ their lives to the cause of Christ!
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